Schneier & Sanders: Anthropic and the Pentagon — Most Grounded Coverage
Simon Willison's Blog·medium signal
Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders published what Willison calls "the most thoughtful and grounded coverage" of the Pentagon/Anthropic/OpenAI contract situation. Key insight: "AI models are increasingly commodified" — the top-tier offerings have roughly equivalent performance, so the Pentagon dispute is more about control and access than capability. Schneier warns against trusting either party to act in public interest. The essay questions democratic oversight of AI procurement for autonomous wea